Poems from other cultures - This Room - Imtiaz Dharker Notes from my GCSE class on this poem. 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English Language & LiteraturePoems from other culturesPoems from different culturesGCSEAll boards Created by: Jenny WilliamsCreated on: 30-09-08 15:56 Content Celebrates the fact that life is exciting Describes a room that has gone wild Describes a person who feels that the time has come to break away from the predictable. 1 of 6 Setting A house from which the rooms and their contents are trying to escape. 2 of 6 Themes Celebration of the fact that life can be unpredictable Celebration of personal growth The fact that change can be a good, positive, excitingthing Freedom 3 of 6 Style Free verse Personification Imagery Present participle Alliteration Onomatopoeia Appeals to the senses Enjambements 4 of 6 Quotes Ls4-5 - 'in search of space, light, empty air' Ls8-9 - 'corners, chairs...crash through clouds' Ls10-11 -'This is the time and place to be alive' L14 - 'Pots and pans bang together' L16 - 'past the crowd of garlic, onions, spices' 5 of 6 Links Origins and cultural identities: Search for my tongue, Unrelated incidents, Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan, Not my business Survival in spite of circumstances: Love after love Describing places in detail: Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan 6 of 6
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